NAME

       Bio::DB::GFF::Adaptor::ace -- ace interface (for multiple inheritance)

SYNOPSIS

       Pending

       See Bio::DB::GFF and Bio::DB::GFF::Adaptor::dbi::mysql

SEE ALSO

       Bio::DB::GFF, bioperl

AUTHOR

       Lincoln Stein <lstein@cshl.org>.

       Copyright (c) 2002 Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.

       This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same
       terms as Perl itself.

   freshen_ace
        Title   : freshen
        Usage   : $flag = Bio::DB::GFF->freshen_ace;
        Function: Refresh internal acedb handle
        Returns : flag if correctly freshened
        Args    : none
        Status  : Public

       ACeDB has an annoying way of timing out, leaving dangling database handles.  This method
       will invoke the ACeDB reopen() method, which causes dangling handles to be refreshed.  It
       has no effect if you are not using ACeDB to create ACeDB objects.